The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-02

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The latest i, to the effect that the Pres-
i,ent VAL sign the inter-eommercc billie
lie has until Saturday to consider it.
The Home Farm of Augusta has an ar
ticle in opposition to raising the ;. ~
rcultural bureau to a department. II has
very high opinion of the present man
agcmcnt.
There will doubtless be the loudest
kind of protests made to The legislature
against the Maine Central Railroad being
purchased by the Boston 4 Maine. il the
bill introduced in the legislature lasi
week means that.
Fire insurance rates have been reduced
In The village of Norway an average of =
per cent since the construction oi water
works in that village and in linckland
near as much. It pays 10 have Il good
system Of water works
The sympathy of large number oil
Grand Army men Will 20 ont 10 Depart
mcnt Commander K. X Gateleg Iii,
wife died Friday last after painful sick
! ess Of many weeks. Mrs. Gateley was
hat Is years old. only one Of her chill
tren survives her. young man, who Is a
cadet at West Point.
There are many propositions in regard
10 the payment of additional pensions.
Among them is a plan mentioned by a
prominent Maine cx-soldler Of paying a
certain monthly pension to every man
who served in the army when they shall
arrive at a certain age, GO or 60 years.
This certainly has merit in it.
In view of the fact that Mcfarland de
libcratey walked into his own house
where there was an officer and gave him
self up, it seems cheeky operation 70
sheriff Fields of Hancock to claim one
half of the reward offered for the arrest
Of Graves and Mcfarland, the Fletcher
brook criminals
\ Jersey man can give our Maine bank
scoundrcls points on robbng banks The
Treasurer of Gcrmania Savings bank Jer-
scy City, left with all the cash of the bank
some $50 900, but left his accounts all in
perfect order. This saves employing an
expert and at the same time gives the
thief something he can use.
In the REPORTER of January 9TH we
published an vaccount of the death OF
Mrs. Susan Bunker of Harmony who
died December 29th at the unusual age of
lOl years months, and to-day we aaai
make public the death of IL very aged
citizen, Mr. Daniel Reed of Madison who
died Sunday last aged lo2 years one
month.
Iloulton has had another fire that
would have been disastrous one but for
the water works. 1t was in quarter of
the village that was ii field for rs large
fire rs one of two years ago but the ready
stream of water from the MIGRANTS con-
fined the fire to the store where it origina-
ted This is the second time heavy fires
have been prevented by the village water
works.
We have received with the compliments
of Mr.. Il. W. Marston copy of the
Daily Evening Tribune of Oakland, Cali
fornia. 1t is one of a special edition of
10000 copies devoted to the interests of
the city of Oakland and Almcda County,
copiously illustrated &c pages with coy
ers and birds eve view of the city News
paper men on the Pacific coast do the
thing up in fine style.
J. o. Bradbury, Esq, Of llariland, has
n scheme and has presented bill to the
Legislature providing for Il county court
with jurisdiction to the amount of 500
empowered to hold court in any
town IN the County, to take the place
largely of Trial Justice courts and also to
prevent many small causes reaching the
Supreme Court. This would be a Circuit
court for the County or a Municipal court
on wheels.
One of the chief topics of converse
ton and news the past week has been the
great strike of freight handlers in New
York in obedience to the orders of the
"Longshoremcn's Union" The latest
accounts give no change, 10000 men in
New York city alone idle with no pros
pect Of improvement. This strike and
that in Jersey City and among the Col
Tiers make the supply in many places very
short and has raised the price.